Database School
databaseschool.com
Home of Aaron and Steve's database video courses, including Mastering Postgres and High Performance SQLite.
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Aaron Francis vs Paul Hudson
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Developer-educator behind Mastering Postgres, High Performance SQLite and Solo
@aarondfrancis United States
Aaron Francis vs Paul Hudson at a glance
Both Aaron Francis and Paul Hudson are bootstrapped. They overlap in Educators & Course Creators, Creators & Writers and Developer Tools. Aaron is based in Dallas, United States, Paul in Bath, United Kingdom. Aaron Francis has 4 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Paul Hudson's 5. On X, Aaron has about 64K followers and Paul about 121K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Aaron Francis: Dallas, United States
- Paul Hudson: Bath, United Kingdom
- Started
- Aaron Francis: —
- Paul Hudson: 2014 (12 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Aaron Francis: Not public
- Paul Hudson: Not public
- Products listed
- Aaron Francis: 4
- Paul Hudson: 5
- Product status
- Aaron Francis: 4 active
- Paul Hudson: 5 active
- X followers
- Aaron Francis: 64K
- Paul Hudson: 121K
- Categories
- Aaron Francis: Educators & Course CreatorsCreators & WritersDeveloper Tools
- Paul Hudson: Educators & Course CreatorsCreators & WritersMobile App MakersDeveloper Tools
- Style
- Aaron Francis: duobootstrappedbuilds in public
- Paul Hudson: bootstrappedserial maker
- Courses & resources
- Aaron Francis: 4
- Paul Hudson: 5
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Solo
soloterm.com
Desktop app that runs and manages every dev process for your projects, with MCP integration for AI agents.
Screencasting.com
screencasting.com
Courses and guides on making high-quality screencasts faster.
Try Hard Studios
tryhardstudios.com
Technical video production studio for developer-focused companies.
Hacking with Swift
hackingwithswift.com
Free tutorials, courses and projects for learning Swift, SwiftUI and Apple platform development.
Hacking with Swift+
hackingwithswift.com
Subscription with advanced video and article tutorials on Swift, SwiftUI and UIKit.
Kickstart
apps.apple.com
App that helps indie developers handle App Store listings, competitor research, pricing, reviews and launches.
Unwrap
github.com
Free iPhone and iPad app for learning Swift with videos, articles and interactive tests.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
PHPLaravelPostgreSQLSQLite
SwiftSwiftUI
How they build
- Be sincere online, no cynicism
- Video quality is a moat for technical education
- Teach in public to build the audience for your products
- Learning resources should be free and accessible to anyone.
- Learn by building real projects, a little every day.
- Shipping an app well depends on more than code: listing, pricing and marketing matter too.
- Give back to the community through open source and recognition of others.
Learn from Aaron and Paul
- [course] Mastering Postgres · Paid
- [course] High Performance SQLite · Paid
- [course] Screencasting · Paid
- [youtube] Aaron Francis on YouTube · Free
- [course] 100 Days of SwiftUI · Free
- [course] 100 Days of Swift
- [book] Everything But The Code
- [book] Pro Swift
- [book] SwiftUI by Example
Aaron Francis vs Paul Hudson FAQ
Who makes more money, Aaron Francis or Paul Hudson?
Neither Aaron Francis nor Paul Hudson has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.
Who has built more products, Aaron Francis or Paul Hudson?
Aaron Francis has 4 products listed (including Database School, Solo and Screencasting.com); Paul Hudson has 5 products listed (including Hacking with Swift, Hacking with Swift+ and Kickstart).
What tech stack do Aaron Francis and Paul Hudson use?
Aaron Francis uses PHP, Laravel, PostgreSQL and SQLite. Paul Hudson uses Swift and SwiftUI. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Aaron Francis and Paul Hudson based?
Aaron Francis: Dallas, United States. Paul Hudson: Bath, United Kingdom.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Aaron Francis or Paul Hudson?
Aaron Francis' start year isn't listed; Paul Hudson started in 2014 (12 years indie).
Are Aaron Francis and Paul Hudson bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Aaron Francis's profile and Paul Hudson's profile.
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